Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Malawi
Malawi: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 1,533 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Malawi, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Malawi is 1,533 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Malawi peaked at 1,846 current US$ per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 519.73 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Malawi 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 562.15 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 678.83 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 859.14 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1998 | 519.73 current US$ per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 1999 | 551.55 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 562.15 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 551.55 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 912.18 current US$ per square kilometre | +65.4% |
| 2003 | 742.47 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2004 | 742.47 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 890.96 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 901.57 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 837.93 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 912.18 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 965.21 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 954.6 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 975.82 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1,018 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 954.6 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 1,124 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 1,283 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 1,061 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 1,686 current US$ per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 2018 | 1,846 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 1,782 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1,373 current US$ per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 1,493 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 1,499 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,533 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +65.4% | 551.55 current US$ per square kilometre | 912.18 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 634.28 current US$ per square kilometre | 519.73 current US$ per square kilometre | 859.14 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 801.87 current US$ per square kilometre | 551.55 current US$ per square kilometre | 965.21 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,269 current US$ per square kilometre | 954.6 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,846 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,474 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,373 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,533 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 145 Russia 2,258 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 146 Senegal 1,836 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 147 Solomon Islands 1,710 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 149 Libya 1,523 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 150 Cote d'Ivoire 1,397 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 151 Gabon 1,343 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Malawi?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Malawi was 1,533 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,846 current US$ per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 519.73 current US$ per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Malawi ranks 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.